Rijavec Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rijavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rijavec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia9741:2,554314
Argentina1031:414,98531,631
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia281:964,13257,058
Austria241:354,81038,119
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Rijavec Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rijavec Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rijavec occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijavec? popularity and diffusion

Rijavec is the 295,816th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Rijavec live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Rijavec is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 974 people, or 1 in 2,554. In Slovenia Rijavec is primarily concentrated in: Gorizia, where 68 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 15 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia Rijavec occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Rijavec Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rijavec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 163.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,149 per year; in South Africa they earn 263.3% more than the national average, earning R 863,340 per year; in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $58,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rjavec9242/
Riavec9227/
Rujavec868/
Rijavic861/
Ryavec7773/
Riavez7739/
Rjabec7715/
Riabec7713/
Riavic776/
Riaves770/
Rajovec7114/
Rajaveg711/
Riavicz711/
Rojavic711/
Hricovec6755/
Risavich6728/
Rijawetz679/
Hricavek671/
Raisaveg671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rijavec
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